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The EVER GIVEN – was there a concluded contract? The Admiralty Court says no.

The grounding of the 20,400 teu “EVER GIVEN” in the Suez Canal is well-known, but much less is understood about what was going on behind the scenes as the parties negotiated for her refloating. It has proven controversial. A recent Admiralty Court judgement has now thrown light upon exactly what happened. At about 07.40hrs LT…

How SCOPIC is used under LOF

Regular columnist Simon Tatham explains the process, benefits and pitfalls of invoking SCOPIC in salvage Salvage situations develop quickly, calling for rapid decision making by the parties involved. For the opportunist, occasional salvor and a shipowner faced with its first salvage dilemma, they with probably not have experience of Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) salvage let…